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Cretaceous-Tertiary shortening, basin development, and volcanism in central Tibet

Date

2005

Authors

Kapp, Paul
Yin, An
Harrison, Timothy
Ding, Lin

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Association of Engineering Geologists

Abstract

The geologic map pattern of the Qiangtang terrane in central Tibet defines a >600-km-long and up to 270-km-wide east-plunging structural culmination. It is characterized by early Mesozoic blueschist-bearing mélange and upper Paleozoic strata in the core

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Keywords: Mesozoic bluechist-bearing; Paleozoic strata; Qiangtang terrane; Tibetan crust; Basalt; Buckling; Collision avoidance; Geology; Growth (materials); Tectonics; Tertiary recovery; Volcanic rocks; Volcanoes; basin evolution; continental collision; crustal st Continental collision; Plateau formation; Shortening; Suture; Tibet; Underthrusting

Citation

URI

http://hdl.handle.net/1885/80554

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ANU Research Publications

Source

Geological Society of America Bulletin

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Journal article

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DOI

10.1130/B25595.1

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